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Comments on MetaFilter post reid flemingFri, 29 Nov 2002 15:51:14 -0800Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:51:14 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60reid fleminghttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming
<a href="http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/333/nation/Love_it_or_loathe_it_Marmite_marks_its_centennial_in_Britain+.shtml">This stuff is nasty!</a> Have anyone out there ever tried Marmite? It looks like something you might pack your wheel bearings in. The taste isn't much better. Maybe it's just a British thing?post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:37:10 -0800reidflemingmarmitegreatbritaincondimentgrossbrokenlinkBy: i_am_joe's_spleenhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395735
Don't mock what you don't understand, you weak-palated poltroon. Thinly spread on buttered toast, marmite is the tasty ichor of the Dark Yeast Gods. Sour and bitter - the underrated tastes.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395735Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:51:14 -0800i_am_joe's_spleenBy: cxhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395737
I thought it was an Australian thing. Or is that <a href="http://www.vegemite.com.au/">vegemite</a>? Horrible stuff one way or the other. It smells like yeast and I haven't had the guts to try it yet. My Australian buddies couldn't live without it, though, it seems.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395737Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:51:38 -0800cxBy: krisjohnhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395739
Yeah, I used to eat it as a kid. It has a nice kick to it without being mustard-spicy. A bit like <a _top href="http://www.higherdesign.com/brownsauce/hpsauce.htm">HP sauce</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395739Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:56:05 -0800krisjohnBy: gravelshoeshttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395740
you're opening a whole can of worms here. if I were you I wouldn't mess with things you plainly know nothing about.
Bow before the Gods of Yeast Extract!
Bow damn you!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395740Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:56:38 -0800gravelshoesBy: bonaldihttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395747
They ran an entire advertising campaign in the UK recently about how you either love it or hate it, but I'm too scared of the advertisingNazis to post a link, so you'll just need to take my word that it was jolly funny.
Me? I abhor the stuff. The things going in my mouth should be taste good immediately, not after years of training. And yes, I include whiskey and beer in that definition. Yeuch to the lot of them.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395747Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:12:47 -0800bonaldiBy: hipnerdhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395750
Hey let's not pick on the Brits, we all eat pretty nasty stuff.
There's a perfect example <a href="http://www.badmouth.net/meat.php">here</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395750Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:24:55 -0800hipnerdBy: mdnhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395752
i love sour and bitter. But the texture of marmite is just unfortunate. The taste is a little too salty for me and the texture is too viscous. if I wanted brown saltiness on my bread I'd go with miso paste.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395752Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:26:03 -0800mdnBy: i_am_joe's_spleenhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395753
mdn, you must spread it thin. it's not meant be spread thick enough to have a discernable texture. scrape it across the bread, don't slather it on.
the marmite is not too strong for us. it is we who are too weak for the marmite.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395753Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:30:52 -0800i_am_joe's_spleenBy: Feistyhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395759
A tablespoon of it in a mug with boiling water. . .delicious! Can't do <i>that</i> with Spam.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395759Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:53:23 -0800FeistyBy: jonmchttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395760
<i>i love sour and bitter.</i>
Well, you've come to the right place.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395760Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:55:06 -0800jonmcBy: zygoticmyncihttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395761
Marmite is <em>vile</em>. I find it impossible to stay in a room with a jar of the stuff open, let alone allow it anywhere near my tongue.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395761Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:59:40 -0800zygoticmynciBy: thomas j wisehttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395765
One of my colleagues is an expatriate Englishman, and he positively insisted that I <i>must</i> try Marmite--which he served up to me on matzohs, with butter.
Apparently, my face was a true study in disgust.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395765Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:14:54 -0800thomas j wiseBy: Pretty_Generichttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395770
Marmite is such a joy that I pity - yes, I do! - those who are unable to derive pleasure from it, except perhaps by destroying it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395770Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:18:07 -0800Pretty_GenericBy: planetkyotohttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395775
Slightly OT, but funny: Yesterday I was editing the translated English version of a Japanese hospital health exam questionnaire, when this came up: "Do you prefer salty, spicy or sweaty foods?"comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395775Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:29:16 -0800planetkyotoBy: biscottihttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395780
I have to agree with the Marmitians here. I love the stuff. Especially thinly spread on buttered toast, but pretty well any way will do (as long as it's not too much all at once, I think some people are put off by it because they treat it like peanut butter instead of with the respect it deserves). Bow before the Mar-Might.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395780Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:47:02 -0800biscottiBy: anyankahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395783
marmite is ambrosia from the dark gods. all other spreads are bland, textureless and far too goody-goody.
and at least it's not peanut butter.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395783Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:52:04 -0800anyankaBy: hama7http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395785
"This stuff is nasty"?? What a way to start things off!
Marmite's tasty <b>and</b> nutritious!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395785Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:54:22 -0800hama7By: Monkhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395787
I love the stuff. Can't say enough good things about it. I was at a music festival in England and found a caravan in the food area selling nothing but Marmite on toast. Absolutely brilliant.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395787Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:00:32 -0800MonkBy: wuakeenhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395789
I like the smell for some reason, but can't eat it. <br><br>Anyone ever had it on popcorn?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395789Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:14:58 -0800wuakeenBy: jonmchttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395790
<i>all other spreads are bland, textureless and far too goody-goody. </i>
What about <a href="http://www.underwoodspreads.com/underwd_products.html">this stuff</a>? I was raised on that shit...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395790Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:22:07 -0800jonmcBy: LittleMissCrankyhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395791
I ate it when I lived in England, but I can't even stand the smell of it now. Huh.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395791Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:24:47 -0800LittleMissCrankyBy: MUDhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395793
For some reason I have never tried Marmite, despite being fairly partial to <a href="http://www.geocities.com/shellorama/wl/twiglets.htm">Twiglets</a>. But then, <a href="http://shop.store.yahoo.com/shopenglandonline/twig10bag.html">Twiglets do have the seal of approval of Princess Diana</a>. Apparently.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395793Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:45:38 -0800MUDBy: dejah420http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395794
As a teenager, when I lived in the UK, I didn't much care for it...but, I've been craving it constantly for most of my pregnancy. Marmite and butter on rye crisps has gotten me through most of my third trimester. :) Yum.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395794Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:47:52 -0800dejah420By: puffinhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395798
Marmite is great! (Vegemite is the Australian version...it tastes the same to me but my grandmother insists it's slightly different.) But then again, I've been brought up on it.
I eat it on top of butter or margarine spread thinly for breakfast sometimes, like others have mentioned. The problem is, when some people try it for the first time they spread it like cream cheese or jam on top of a piece of bread and it's foul. Or otherwise, they just take a whiff of the jar and back down actually tasting it.
My friend who has an Australian mother actually eats it out of the jar which strikes me as a bit revolting, but to each his/her own, I guess. :)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395798Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:16:46 -0800puffinBy: mdnhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395799
<i>mdn, you must spread it thin. it's not meant be spread thick enough to have a discernable texture. scrape it across the bread, don't slather it on.</i>
it's still oily though. Miso is nicely paste-y.
<i>the marmite is not too strong for us. it is we who are too weak for the marmite.</i>
strong, but blunt salt. Meh.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395799Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:18:18 -0800mdnBy: backOfYourMindhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395800
Marmite might be alright but it will be forever the poor cousin of Vegemite which is thicker and saltier, basically everything that Marmite is, but more so!
People in Australia who prefer Marmite over Vegemite are regarded with a vague sense of mistrust, it's just not...<i>usual</i>.
Either spread is good to eat in the hot weather as a couple of slices of 'mite on toast will ensure your body's sodium levels are roughly equivalent to those found in Indian salt mines. The early heart-attacks are a small price to pay to ensure you're properly hydrated over the summer months, believe me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395800Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:20:22 -0800backOfYourMindBy: tcskeptichttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395804
Thinly spread? Only if you're going to eat it by itself (or with a little butter). However, Marmite goes best with things like Marmalade, thickly slathered on a nice crispy piece of toast.
Vegemite is but a pale imitation of the true mother of all brown paste succor, it looks more like burnt peanut butter compared to the dark axle grease sheen of Marmite.
(Anyone have any idea what the shelf life of the stuff is?)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395804Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:25:19 -0800tcskepticBy: y6y6y6http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395823
<i>"you're opening a whole can of worms here."</i>
Mmmm....... Worms.......comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395823Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:41:49 -0800y6y6y6By: boredomjockeyhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395824
Count me as one American who thinks Marmite is tasty stuff.
We're seeing it a bit here already, but what's really fun is to get your English friends and your Australian friends together and start them on a Marmite vs. Vegemite debate. Rarely gets violent but it can sure get snide. Great entertainment. (Dance, puppets, dance!)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395824Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:44:44 -0800boredomjockeyBy: riffolahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395831
I want to try it out but none of the super markets in NY or CT, that I've been to carry it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395831Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:06:36 -0800riffolaBy: amberglowhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395833
riffola, tea and sympathy has it, in the west village riffola (let me know how it is--sounds gross)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395833Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:11:55 -0800amberglowBy: amberglowhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395834
that got messed up...sorrycomment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395834Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:12:20 -0800amberglowBy: ginzhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395861
Listen to the <a href="http://www.ozbird.com/oz/OzCulture/oz_culture/vegemite/default.htm">Happy Little Vegemites Song.</a> More <a href="http://raindael.tripod.com/australian/vegemite/info.html">Vegemite essentials.</a> <a href="http://www.zip.com.au/~elanora/vegemite.html">Children and vegemite</a>:<small><i>This is the time honoured way of eating a Vegemite sandwich. You lick off the Vegemite and butter then if you feel hungry you eat the bread. If you are really hungry you eat the crust as well but if no-one is looking you sneak up and drop the crust into the bin.</i></small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395861Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:09:16 -0800ginzBy: alicesshoehttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395867
If I want salty on toast, I'll take bone marrow! Yum!
Cooked, of course.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395867Sat, 30 Nov 2002 01:11:58 -0800alicesshoeBy: Jimbobhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395874
While we're on the topic...As an Australian, I'd like to introduce my favourite yeast based spreadable: <a href="http://www.masterfoods.com.au/pantry/promite.asp">Promite</a>. I find Promite better than Vegemite - it's a bit softer and a bit sweeter. Wonderful with some melted cheese on top.
I'd just like to note, as well, that every time I've seen some Australian TV show head to the US and try to get Americans to taste Vegemite, they do it all wrong. You don't eat Vegemite with a bloody spoon! You spread these things thinly and delicately on your base material. It was never meant to be Nutella.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395874Sat, 30 Nov 2002 02:13:04 -0800JimbobBy: Jofushttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395875
People who don't like Marmite are Paedophiles. Fact.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395875Sat, 30 Nov 2002 02:31:20 -0800JofusBy: terrymileshttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395879
Truly, madly, deeply. The stuff of life. Thick or thin, but absolutely with butter. What can beat a doorstep of fresh english bloomer or farmhouse loaf, covered with lashings of cold butter, topped with a silky, glossy layer of my mate marmite.
I am not terrymiles, just borrowing his post, so as he is not a true afficionado, I am duty bound to offer in payment the mention of his God of All Spreads, sweet and tangy, sharp and citrussy, smooth and silky, LEMON CURD.....
Now put that on your bread and eat it!!!!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395879Sat, 30 Nov 2002 03:25:58 -0800terrymilesBy: andrew cookehttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395881
anyone else eat it with dripping as a kid? i found <a href="http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food_and_beverages/food/marmite/_review/395867/">this</a> memory (although in our household we were still eating dripping and bread in the seventies...).comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395881Sat, 30 Nov 2002 04:26:59 -0800andrew cookeBy: mattrhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395882
Marmite....if you look closely at the jar - is made by god....and packaged by jesus...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395882Sat, 30 Nov 2002 04:28:22 -0800mattrBy: Orange Goblinhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395883
The slogan is true, you either love it or hate it - I've never met anyone indifferent. Personally, I think its foul, though I used to eat it when I was little.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395883Sat, 30 Nov 2002 04:31:41 -0800Orange GoblinBy: chridhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395888
I'd like to register my pro-Marmite vote please.
I'd also like to give <a href="http://www.germandeli.com/gdcom/8711173400031.html"> Appelstroop</a> an honourable mention.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395888Sat, 30 Nov 2002 05:11:42 -0800chridBy: hughbothttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395891
There was once a radio program on the CBC about Marmite and they had a psychologist of some sort on talking about it's taste. He said that unless a person eats Marmite before age three, it's likely they will never be able to stand it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395891Sat, 30 Nov 2002 05:45:32 -0800hughbotBy: Pretty_Generichttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395904
So it was originally made by babies?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395904Sat, 30 Nov 2002 06:48:33 -0800Pretty_GenericBy: anyankahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395909
<a href="http://www.gty.org/~phil/marmite.htm">Marmite</a> is, as the slogan said, "the growing up spread you never grow out of".
I admit to a brief fling with a supermarket own-brand version but I was on the dole at the time and now only buy the real stuff.
Bovril is, obviously, Evil.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395909Sat, 30 Nov 2002 07:23:42 -0800anyankaBy: jack_mohttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395914
Marmite - can't stand the stuff. <a href="http://www.elsenham.com/patum.htm">Patum Peperium</a>, The Gentleman's Relish is the one true salty spreadable.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395914Sat, 30 Nov 2002 07:55:30 -0800jack_moBy: Fezboy!http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395921
Count me among the lukewarm likers of Marmite. I generally only hanker for it on cold mornings with buttered whole wheat toast and double-plus strong coffee. At those times though, it is divine.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395921Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:17:20 -0800Fezboy!By: jazonhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395926
Inspired by <a href="http://www.cockeyed.com">Cockeyed</a>: How much is inside <a href="http://www.geej.com/Marmite/index.htm">marmite</a>?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395926Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:33:51 -0800jazonBy: soundofsuburbiahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395927
Damn! I've never tried Marmite but now I want to more than ever!
My favourite spread? <a href="http://www.okpress.dk/base/produktark/bedstemors_fedt/bedstemors_fedt_med_log.htm">Bedstemors fedt med løg</a> <small>(fat with roasted onion)</small>. Great stuff from Denmark.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395927Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:55:30 -0800soundofsuburbiaBy: nicenesshttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395946
Marmite and twiglets are the world's greatest brands.
<i>Marmite might be alright but it will be forever the poor cousin of Vegemite which is thicker and saltier, basically everything that Marmite is, but more so!</i>
Simply bollocks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395946Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:37:52 -0800nicenessBy: Orange Goblinhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395953
Noooo...everyone insists twiglets have marmite on...but twiglets are nice...so it can't be!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395953Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:49:37 -0800Orange GoblinBy: tabbycathttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395958
Great stuff! I also really liked the Marmite crisps (translation = potato chips) that Walkers did - yummy!
One of my cats loves Marmite - she'd eat it right out of the jar if I'd let her!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395958Sat, 30 Nov 2002 10:04:00 -0800tabbycatBy: riffolahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395962
<a href="/mefi/21958#395833">amberglow</a>, thanks for the info, I'll let you know how it is.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395962Sat, 30 Nov 2002 10:27:27 -0800riffolaBy: amberglowhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395968
really do, riff, e-me and let me know...whenever i've been in London, the smell of the jar alone made me gag...i guess it is an acquired taste...
and soundsofsuburbia, that sounds just like <a href="http://www.jewish-holiday.com/shmaltz.html">shmaltz</a> (rendered chicken fat and onion)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395968Sat, 30 Nov 2002 10:54:34 -0800amberglowBy: theora55http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395980
Toast with peanut butter and Marmite. Wish I had some right now.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395980Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:54:20 -0800theora55By: eperkerhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395988
Native Californian and I love it. Go figure.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395988Sat, 30 Nov 2002 12:56:52 -0800eperkerBy: BruceLee_Archdiocesehttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395990
Another Yea vote for Marmite. You must be very <i>very</i> gentle with dabbing it on toast w/butter because a little goes a long loooong way. You can find it at Dean &amp; Deluca in NYC. (Ridiculious overpriced "gourmand" place...but hell they got Marmite...). BTW the Dooyoo review<a href="http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food_and_beverages/food/marmite/_review/395867/"></a> says it lasts forever. Which is good cos I've had the same jar for like 5 years now....it's like refrigerator furniture. Which might make you think I don't care for it, but every once in a while it truly hits the spot.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395990Sat, 30 Nov 2002 12:58:03 -0800BruceLee_ArchdioceseBy: BruceLee_Archdiocesehttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#395991
<a href="http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food_and_beverages/food/marmite/_review/395867/">Dooyoo review</a> originally mentioned by Andrew Cooke.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-395991Sat, 30 Nov 2002 13:02:53 -0800BruceLee_ArchdioceseBy: asokhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396034
marmite on toast - (hardcore version)
toast bread (pref wholemeal) under grill, one side only.
spread copious amount unsalted butter and marmite to taste (experimentation). return to grill, toast until bread, er toasted.
caution - do not bite straight into toast immediately, unless you want molten marmite stuck to your gums.
the same effect cannot be acheived with vegemite.
but, half a foccacia spread with butter and vegemite under the grill will result in a crunchy on the outside, soft in the middle experience, covered in pools of molten butter/vegemite.
vegemite was originally marketed as 'pawill', as i remember the story. slogan: 'marmite, but pawill!'
very reminiscent of caviar, without the fishiness. a much cheaper 'aquired taste', and full of b12 to boot.
jack mo, patum peperium is a truly eye watering spread. as salty as a salt flavoured salty salted salt on national saltiness day, with extra salt.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396034Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:48:44 -0800asokBy: Big Fat Tycoonhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396091
I'm on a mission to try Marmite out now, this stuff seriously sounds delicious. I'm not being facetious. "very reminiscent of caviar, without the fishiness" and comparisons to HP Sauce? Yum.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396091Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:16:27 -0800Big Fat TycoonBy: riffolahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396339
I tried it out. I got a small bottle from Todaro Bros. across the street from the Loew's Kips Bay Theatre on 2nd Ave. It was $7.39 + tax.
I'd decided I wouldn't make up my mind just based on the smell. Boy did it smell! It smells like antibiotic capsules. I applied a very thin layer of it on a toast, as soon as the marmite touched my mouth, I recoiled from the saltiness. I didn't give up, I chewed it, and realised it didn't taste half as bad as I thought it would. I finished an entire toast, and while eating I kept reacting to the bitterness and the saltiness, but as I said I didn't hate it. I then had another toast, again with a thin layer, this time I noticed that the marmite accentuated the sweetness of the wheat of the bread. The bitter and salty taste that filled my mouth when the marmite touched it made the toast itself taste really good. I liked that.
Next time I am going to have it with marmalade or peanut butter, that should be much better. I honestly thought I'd hate it, but I don't, I like it, I don't love it for sure, but that's just toast and marmite. I might like it more eventually.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396339Sun, 01 Dec 2002 19:44:24 -0800riffolaBy: juv3nalhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396386
<i>The slogan is true, you either love it or hate it - I've never met anyone indifferent.</i>
i'm pretty indifferent. actually i'm not sure i've tried marmite; vegemite is the stuff my mom eats: i can take it or leave it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396386Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:12:17 -0800juv3nalBy: Summerhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396392
Count me among the indifferent. I eat it round other people's houses but I wouldn't actually buy it. My problem is getting it spread thin enough so it's palatable. Get it wrong and you've just ruined your toast. The lovely Nigella Lawson has a great tip - mix it with the butter first, then spread it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396392Mon, 02 Dec 2002 02:03:12 -0800SummerBy: monkey closethttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396400
A lot of vegetarian recipes from the Cranks restaurant actually use a blend of Marmite and vegetable stock as a substitute for meat stock. As a meat eater (and Marmite lover) I have to say it kind of does the job in an odd kind of way...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396400Mon, 02 Dec 2002 04:15:07 -0800monkey closetBy: nicenesshttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396425
<b><i>"...only if it's spread thinly"</i></b>
Many of you appear to be 'nouveaux' Marmite eaters...
For those of us with a (generational) history of Marmitery, you dabblers and your 'just-a-skidmark-on-toast' attitude is to be discouraged - there are plenty of new-fangled spreads, dips and ethnic nibbles for those who can't manage 'a truly interactive spread'.
<b>All or nothing!</b> If you can't enjoy Marmite as it should be - straight up, hardcore from a knife or spoon - run home to your houmous and taramasolata or drift back to your jams and peanut butters - you don't deserve My Mate.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396425Mon, 02 Dec 2002 05:52:37 -0800nicenessBy: ginzhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396474
<i>All or nothing!</i>
I'll take all: marmite, vegemite, houmous, taramasalata, olive tapenade, tomato tapenade. Yum Yum.
What I need is FoodFilter.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396474Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:08:19 -0800ginzBy: i_colahttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396493
Losers! If you haven't tried <a href="http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/detail/785406.html">Vitam-R</a> then you really don't know jack about yeast exract products. I used to eat Marmite (&amp; Vegemite) until I discovered the real deal...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396493Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:45:58 -0800i_colaBy: roelhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396670
Yes, the Holy Black Stuff. A lot of people (Dutch, Canadian, etc) seem to think it is an Australian thing. Well, I have been eating it all my life here in the Netherlands.
I don't know if they are selling Vitamin_R down here. What I do know: You ain't alive if you ain't had Marmite!
(and don't start to me about spreading it <i>thin</i> on bread or toast, drown em in that shit)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396670Mon, 02 Dec 2002 14:35:22 -0800roelBy: johnny7http://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#396943
Vegemite for me.
White thick toast heaps of butter,plenty of vege.
Now just scoop that soft boiled egg out,roll her up and shove her in.
(watch the run off)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-396943Tue, 03 Dec 2002 01:12:04 -0800johnny7By: Big Fat Tycoonhttp://www.metafilter.com/21958/reid-fleming#406223
Just wanted to add, as a late update, that I finally did get a hold of some Marmite, the real deal from Burton-on-Trent, and it's definitely not the horrific, stinky spread that people who hate it seem to believe it is. It's pungent, and has a flavour not unlike some cheeses, but I've taken a small liking to it. I think I'll end up being one of the few people who don't fall in the "loved it, hated it" categories; it's not a bad snack, but I doubt I'll be hoarding cases of it anytime soon.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.21958-406223Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:26:16 -0800Big Fat Tycoon